Monthly Archives: June 2009

Obama Calls On HuffPo For Spiked Question

As the say goes, What If Bush Was President? In what appeared to be a coordinated exchange, President Obama called on the Huffington Post’s Nico Pitney near the start of his press conference and requested a question directly about Iran. “Nico, I know you and all across the Internet, we’ve been seeing a lot of […]

Twitter For iPhone

Just wondering, what do other people use to Tweet from their iPhone? I have tried 3 different free apps, TwitterFon, Twitterific, and the new TweetDeck. TwitterFon: Good: the easiest of all to see. New tweets are highlighted in light blue, mentions are highlighted in light yellow, the rest of the colors are bright, the font […]

Iran To Teach Protesters A Lesson

Scary news from Iran (Interestingly, there is a difference between the two page and single page versions.) TEHRAN (Reuters)– Iranian authorities said they would teach an exemplary lesson to “rioters” held in the worst unrest since the birth of the Islamic Rapublic and pressed accusations that violence was being incited by Western powers. (EDITORS’ NOTE: […]

Obama Calls PC As Words “Jimmy Carter” Resonate

Apparently, President Neophyte is not enjoying the look of things right now. His poll numbers are slipping, John McCain, among others, made a powerful speech on Iran, and it appears as if the election result will be left to standand Ahmadinejad will be reinstalled as the Iranian president. All while Iranians plead for the U.S. […]

Rebtel Donates 250K Minutes For Iranians To Check On Loved Ones

Well, very cool STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rebtel, the people’s global communications company, today announced it is offering Iranians around the world a quarter of a million minutes of free calling home in support of the non-violent protesters that have taken to the streets over the disputed presidential elections 10 days ago. “No strings attached – just call […]

Obama Signs All About Obama Smoking Bill

Is there anything that isn’t about the Narcissist in Chief? Obama signs anti-smoking bill, cites own struggle President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the nation’s strongest-ever anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for kids. […]

AGW Today: Sun Spots And Settled Science

Resisting yet another Obama post (this time, the NY Times gently calls him a liar). It’s difficult. Guy gives a constant stream of copy. So, let’s jump into the realm of global warming hysteria, shall we? First up, the Sun, that big ball of nuclear fire that, according to most Climahysterics, can’t possibly have anything to […]

North Korea Gives Barry Another 3am Call

Will he answer? Or, is it time for another photo-op trip to get a burger with Joe, frozen custard with the kids, or maybe a round of golf? This is what North Korea had to say regarding the U.S. trailing a Nork ship that could possibly be carrying materials banned by a U.N. resolution passed after […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup – Green Fathers Day Edition

Happy Sunday! Yet another gorgeous day in the USA. This pinup is a bit outside the norm, wanted something a bit green, dual Fathers Day and support the Iranian protesters style. I think this fits the bill, eh? What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? The Other McCain says thank you to Bush 41 This […]

Might Saturday’s Tenor Change Obama’s View On Iran?

You know, it’s not so much that Obama is on the wrong side of history, regarding Iran. He’s on no side of history. Even the BBC is getting rather cynical vis a vis Obama’s reticence to become engaged The White House has so far resisted calls to speak out more forcefully in support of Iranian […]

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